Letter of recommendation

Letter of recommendation

From Forum Keadilan

Laksamana Sukardi's article in Forum Keadilan No. 7, Year III,
invites comment. Laksamana said that although a letter of
recommendation is given to a criminal or corruptor the author of
such a letter cannot be sued because there is no article in the
criminal code which justifies it.

I consider it an absolute mistake. The substance of law is not
always found in the articles of a law. The writer of the
recommendation has violated the law and his action is against
moral values and virtues. We know in theory the science of law,
i.e. a certain factor that causes something to take place. In the
Bapindo case, Soedomo is a factor which caused corruption to take
place. As a Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and
Security and Chief of the Supreme Advisory Council, he should
have known that his recommendation would influence Bapindo
officials. He convincingly said in his recommendation that Eddy
Tansil was a loyal, reliable entrepreneur, being of good
character. In fact, he did not know the caliber of Eddy Tansil
for sure.

Taking the above mentioned matter into account, the source of
the recommendation can, under the law, be considered guilty
(Article 56 of the Criminal Code) as a man who abetted an
activity that caused losses to the state.

AGOES RAJASA SIADARI

Tasikmalaya, West Java